完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she could do and wanted to . She was tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been settled, but appeared.
Her father, a cook, took her into the . He poured water into three pots and boiled it. After the water came to a boil, he put some in the first pot, eggs in the second and coffee in the last. He waited for them for a few minutes any words.
The girl closed her mouth and waited, impatient and by what her father was doing. After about 20 minutes, her father the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took the eggs and put them in another bowl. After that he the coffee into a cup. Turning back to his , he asked, “Sweetheart, what do you see?”
“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she replied.
Her father asked her to the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were .
he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After peeling them, she felt the eggs were hard.
Last, her father asked her to smell the coffee.
She asked, “What does this , Father?”
He that each of the things had felt the same unfortunate fate. They were all boiled in , but with a result. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after being boiled. The fragile(易碎的) eggs became after cooking. Coffee grounds were very unique. They could change the water.
“ one are you?” asked her father. “When calamity(不幸的事) on your door, what will your be? Are you carrots, eggs of coffee?”
A.give in B.give up C.go on D.carry on
A.the other B.the rest C.another D.the second
A.kitchen B.storeroom C.backyard D.bedroom
A.potatoes B.carrots C.tomatoes D.apples
A.with B.over C.beyond D.without
A.confused B.excited C.surprised D.relaxed
A.turned on B.turned down C.turned off D.turned out
A.put B.poured C.flew D.picked
A.son B.pot C.kitchen D.daughter
A.touch B.eat C.smell D.taste
A.strong B.heavy C.light D.soft
A.Now that B.Since then C.After that D.Once again
A.mean B.say C.refer D.think
A.questioned B.explained C.required D.suggested
A.water B.pot C.stove D.fire
A.similar B.same C.different D.wonderful
A.hard B.calm C.delicious D.broken
A.What B.Whichever C.Whose D.Which
A.looks B.touches C.knocks D.waits
A.reaction B.responsibility C.answer D.impression
I was walking down the road one day when my cellphone rang. I heard a little girl on the other end 36 ,“Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” Because I just have a little 37 , I knew it was a wrong number. So I rudely 38 “you’ve dialed the wrong number!”and then 39 .
During the following days, I got the same call 40 .But I didn’t care much about it.
Then one day she continually called me, 41 I didn’t answer. In the end, I answered the phone and heard a torpid(有气无力的) voice, “ Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad , I m 42 so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take 43 of me. But, Dad ,please 44 me again, OK?” The kind of 45 was difficult to reject. I made a loud kiss on the phone and heard the 46 voice say, “Thank you … Dad , I am so … happy…”
Shortly after this, I became 47 about who had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to have 48 you. My daughter has suffered from bone cancer 49 she was born. And her father … died in a(n) 50 last week. I 51 not tell her the news. Poor baby. When she couldn’t 52 the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad, who had always 53 her.
I really cou
ldn’t bear it, so I gave her a random(任意的)phone number …”
“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t 54 to ask.
“She has 55 . You must have kissed her on the phone, because she went with a smile,” she said, “and I am glad that she gets rid of the pain and stays with her father forever.”
I couldn’t keep my tears back.
A.shout B.cry C.scream D.call.
A.money B.time C.son D.daughter
A.replied B.returned C.announced D.questioned
A.hung on B.held on C.held up D.hung up
A.from then on B.now and then C.more or less D.for the moment
A.even if B.as if C.in case D.now that
A.of B.on C.in D.at
A.charge B.control C.notice D.care
A.hug B.kiss C.love D.see
A.demand B.command C.request D.action.
A.sweet B.deep C.loud D.weak
A.curious B.interested C.content D.amazed
A.confused B.bothered C.displeased D.sought
A.until B.when C.while D.since
B.event C.accident D.affair
A.must B.dare C.need D.should
A.tolerate B.undertake C.calm D.master
A.encouraged B.persuaded C.excited D.delighted
A.stop B.help D.keep
A.recovered B.missed C.lost D.gone
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be 36 Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 37 ?” Just when I started to 38 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 39 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of40 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t 41 . Somebody had thought 42 of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 43 Christmas there special and memorable, I 44 remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 45 for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I 46a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans(孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 47 with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were 48 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts. I 49 them that they couldn’t open their presents 50 every child had come forward. Finally the 51 they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three . Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 52 up the room. The 53 in the room was obvious, and 54 wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling—the feeling I knew 55 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A.strength B.independence C.importance D.safety
A.kept up with B.caught up with C.came up with D.put up with
A.none B.few C.some D.each
A.fine B.special C.helpful D.normal
A.reminded B.guaranteed C.convinced D.promised
A.after B.until C.when D.since
A.chance B.gift C.moment D.reward
A.lit B.took C.burned D.cheered
A.atmosphere B.sympathy C.calmness D.joy
A.by B.till C.for D.from
Lucy complained to her father about her hard life. She wanted to 36 because she didn’t know how to______37___ her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one ___38____ had been solved, another came.
Her father, a cook, took her into the ___39____. He poured water into three pans. After the water ___40____, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the __41____ some coffee. He waited without any 42 .
The girl closed her mouth and waited, 43 by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father44 the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was ____45___ into a cup.
Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you 46 ?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.
Her father suggested she 47 the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were 48 . Then he asked her to take the eggs and 49 them. After peeling(剥)them, she felt that the eggs were hard. Lastly, he asked her to smell the __50____. She asked impatiently , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that51 had felt the same misfortune to be put into the __52___ water, but had reacted53 . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily ___54___eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.
“55 are you? ”asked her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”
B.wear out C.catch up D.run out
A.win B.beat C.overcome D.defeat
A.matter B.business C.question D.problem
A.room B.dining room C.chicken D.kitchen
A.boils B.boiled C.boiling D.boil
A.first B.second C.three D.last
A.breath B.praises C.words D.complaints
A.pleased B.frightened C.disappointed D.puzzled
A.turned off B.turned up D.turned away
A.poured B.dropped C.slipped D.flown
A.mean B.see C.ate D.explain
A.touch B.eat C.observe D.keep
A.bad B.hard C.soft D.gentle
A.hit B.break C.beat D.destory
A.coffee B.carrot C.eggs D.water
A.nothing B.anything C.everything D.something
A.boils B.boiled C.boiling D.boil
A.differently B.certainly C.happily D.equally
A.broken B.boil C.cooked D.ate
A.How B.Who D.Where
We should show respect to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us — in age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education. Our 36 have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us 37 everything to their kindness and love.
When we 38 them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or 39 them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of 40 our own love and gratitude to them. 41 , elders have also been through all the years you are 42 and know a little more about the world than you do.
It is 43 that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generations have always 44 with their e
lders and it is these differences that bring changes in human 45 . However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their 46 .
With changing times and 47 influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should 48 express their views and if there are arguments, they should not 49 their voices.
If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately 50 their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and trains, youngsters are 51 to give up their places to older people. This is not a 52 of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear 53 , or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a 54 disadvantage.
When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become 55 that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.
A.youngsters B.elders C.parents D.juniors
A.devote B.owe C.pay D.contribute
A.show B.explain C.exhibit D.point
A.greeting B.receiving C.declaring D.showing
A.expressing B.describing C.sending D.suggesting
A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Though
A.experiencing with B.going through C.suffering from D.worrying out
A.maybe B.likely C.possible D.probably
A.quarreled B.dealt C.lived D.disagreed
A.community B.organization C.society D.public
A.experience B.reality C.emotion
A.cultural B.special C.environmental D.position
A.quietly B.slightly C.silently D.coldly
A.rise B.raise C.support D.force
A.give away B.get rid of C.give up D.send out
A.expected B.forced C.needed D.reminded
A.doubt B.question C.wonder D.challenge
A.suffering B.upset C.trouble D.discomfort
A.serious B.light C.heavy D.slight
A.aware B.alive C.knowing D.sensible
One day my math teacher asked me to help him save back-up copies of his work in the computer. I then realized I was able to 36 the grades for all of his classes. I showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he 37 me.
A few days later be asked me to help him again, because he 38 how to do it. When I began to show this to him, some students in my class 39 and began to talk among themselves 40 . Later that day, at lunch time, I was 41 by several of them.
“Hey, could you help us change our grades in math? We’ll 42 you…”
I could not believe what I was hearing.I could get some reward for something very 43 ." All right.I'll do it." The next day my math teacher 44 me to help him out.When he was not paying attention, I began to change their grades from F's to A's.
I soon became very 45 among my friends.They began to treat me like a god with a magical 46 .I began to change the grades of students.Word 47 quickly and I became very rich.
Everything was going fine 48 I was called into the headmaster's office.When I got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry 49 in his eyes."I have known you for three years now.I don't want to 50 what your teacher said, but I'm afraid that I must.He has too much 51 , " he said." Do you have anything to say 52 yourself?" he asked.
"No." I said finally.I did not realize how serious my actions had been.I had violated the53 of my teacher, and the headmaster.And there was no way 54 .I was forced to leave my school.
That was a good 55 for me.
A.access B.submit C.change D.mark
A.congratulated B.admired C.thanked D.accepted
A.doubted B.remembered C.reminded D.forgot
A.recognised B.noticed C.complained D.identified
A.tentatively B.quietly C.sincerely D.angrily
A.appointed B.approved C.approached D.appreciated
A.pay B.praise C.donate D.inspire
A.familiar B.simple C.interesting D.pleasant
A.forced B.advised C.encouraged D.got
B.popular C.sensitive D.grateful
A.energy B.strength C.right D.power
A.escaped B.slipped C.spread D.enlarged
A.until B.since C.as D.after
A.sight B.look C.light D.feeling
A.believe B.ignore C.oppose D.influence
A.experience B.pressure C.confidence D.evidence
A.to B.by C.for D.of
A.intention B.honor C.promise D.trust
A.away B.off C.back D.down
A.lesson B.skill C.story D.example